hustle vs shoehorn

hustle

verb
  • To push someone roughly; to crowd; to jostle. 

  • To con, swindle, or deceive; especially financially. 

  • To obtain by illicit or forceful action. 

  • To be a prostitute; to exchange use of one's body for sexual purposes for money. 

  • To put a lot of effort into one's work. 

  • To rush or hurry. 

  • To dance the hustle, a disco dance. 

  • To sell sex; to work as a pimp. 

  • To bundle; to stow something quickly. 

  • To work. 

  • To play deliberately badly at a game or sport in an attempt to encourage players to challenge. 

noun
  • A type of disco dance, commonly danced to the Van McCoy song The Hustle. 

  • An act of prostitution. 

  • A state of busy activity. 

  • An activity, such as prostitution or reselling stolen items, that a prisoner uses to earn money in prison. 

  • A propensity to work hard and get things done; ability to hustle. 

shoehorn

verb
  • To force (something) into (a tight space); to squeeze (something) into (a schedule, etc); to exert great effort to insert or include (something); to include (something) despite potent reasons not to. 

  • To use a shoehorn. 

  • To force some current event into alignment with some (usually unconnected) agenda, especially when it is fallacious. 

noun
  • A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place. 

  • Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium. 

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